Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL in Fort Hertz

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23593
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9455
YOM:
1943
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down and crashed near Fort Hertz, Burma. No casualties.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-5-CU Commando near Fort Hertz

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
41-12309
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chongqing – Chabua
MSN:
26436
YOM:
1943
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed en route following an engine failure. Occupant fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-53 near Fort Hertz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
48
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Dinjan – Kunming
MSN:
4852
YOM:
1942
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in the Fort Hertz Valley, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire. The left engine caught fire, exploded and detached, shearing off a part of the wing. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in flames. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-53 near Fort Hertz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
49
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kunming – Dinjan
MSN:
4853
YOM:
1942
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Kunming to Dinjan, while carrying a load of tin bars, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to heavy snow falls and turbulence. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and may have crashed somewhere in the region of Fort Hertz. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Orin Welch, pilot,
M. P. Hwang, copilot,
S. W. Hwang, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Weather.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Fort Hertz

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-7736
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4215
YOM:
1942
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Fort Hertz. There were no fatalities and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Fort Hertz: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-19493
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6136
YOM:
1942
Location:
Fort Hertz
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Fort Hertz. At least two crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Richard A. Yorke,
S/Sgt Irving Flax.

Crash of a Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper near Roing: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
MA929
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Dinjan – Fort Hertz
MSN:
4933
YOM:
1942
Location:
Roing
Arunachal Pradesh
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dinjan Airport at 1330LT on a routine flight to Fort Hertz, Burma. About 30 minutes later, it was spotted by the pilot of a Hudson flying at an altitude of 7,000 feet near the city of Kanku, Arunachal Pradesh. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. The wreckage was found on 25 December 2017 at an altitude of 10,412 feet some 5 days walk northeast of the locality of Roing.
Crew:
F/O Hugh John Munro Campbell, pilot,
Sgt John Orson Nicholls, pilot,
Ac1 Thomas Gladstone Williamson, wireless operator,
P/O Kenneth Ross Phelps, air gunner,
W/O Joseph Jean Jacques Fernand Casaubon, air gunner.
Passenger:
Lt Norman Lee Baugh.
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